No Active Pets?

Just seeing if anyone else has experienced this, since I-16 came out and MM's pets now stay when zoning.

I've notice when I play any of my MM's that after about the 2nd mission that I zone out of, and have not dismiss/resummon my pets, my pets follow me around but I cannot control them. My pet window shows no active pets and it takes several minutes before the game slowly brings my grayed inactive pets back into my pet window to control.

Anyone else experienced this? And may know if its a bug or something I may be doing wrong?

Thanks.

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Edit: I've posted this also in the Tech/Bugs forum. Here's the link. Masterminds and Pets when zoning.

Yeah, I've experienced it too. Going into a new mission usually solves the problem. I also had it that only one of my pets stayed while the others where still there but couldn't give them orders.

And I guess it's a bug.

Hit 'em with a single target buff. For some reason, it converts them back into being under your control.

Even the upgrade, I've found, will solve the problem, but only one the henchman you target. This becomes very end taxing if more than a few pets are bugged.

I've noticed my ninjas doing this too. Also, in a situation where I've resummoned the genin and haven't upgraded them yet, upon exiting the mish or entering another, the not upgraded genin wil suddenly have their facemasks and.....fanny packs? lol. Anyway, yah it's like a free upgrade, but then you zone again ad it goes away again. I dunno, weird...

I'll have to try the buffing them trick and see if that works to bring them back into control.

At the moment I just try to remember to dismiss all before I exit the mission just so this doesn't happen.

Anyways I'm going to post in the bugs forum about this too. I did a search in there and so far haven't found a previous topic talking about this.

edit: Have bug post, feel free to add there with your experiences. Here

I have noticed it, as it fixes itself when I get to the next mish I have not really cared much.

this happened to my Nin/Poi MM. i just cast my single target heal on each of them and they come back under my control no problem

The new pet system seems bugged to heck and back. If I'm just planning on traveling to the next mission I'll leave them out. Often they will not be under my command until I zone into the next door.

At this point sometimes I'll need to reapply upgrade(s), sometimes not.

If I plan on doing anything involving combat between missions I dismiss before I zone and resummon just like the old days.

It is a great idea for pets to stay out, I just wish it actually worked reasonably well.

*of note I haven't had this issue with any of my troller pets yet.

To be honest, I just go "/release_pets" when that happens and force a dismissal. I'll try throwing Fire Shields on them next time.